News tagged with: marine-litter

University commits to reduction of single use plastics

The University of Plymouth has launched a Plan for Plastics to enhance its reputation as a world-leading centre for research into the causes and impacts of marine litter, and to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated on its campuses
8 June 2018
Marine litter expert supports efforts to eliminate plastic pollution from the Galapagos Islands

Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, joined an international research expedition to the Galapagos Islands in an attempt to reduce the impact of marine litter on the region’s wildlife.
31 May 2018
University receives Government funding to analyse impact of tyres and textiles on the marine environment

Scientists from the University of Plymouth's International Marine Litter Research Unit have received Government funding to analyse the impact of tyres and clothing on the marine environment
4 May 2018
Project helps to guard beaches against the scourge of plastic pollution

University of Plymouth Marine Biology student Emily Stevenson is hoping to use her organisation Beach Guardian to clean up Cornwall's beaches and educate people about the threat of marine litter
26 April 2018
Marine litter student awarded scholarship from Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic

University of Plymouth PhD student Imogen Napper has been awarded a scholarship by Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic to investigate the most effective ways to prevent microplastics being released into the environment when washing clothes
16 April 2018
Student to swap labs for life on the ocean waves to gain greater understanding of microplastic pollution

University of Plymouth news: Imogen Napper, a PhD researcher at the University of Plymouth, is one of 24 women signed up to participate in eXXpedition North Pacific 2018, which will start in Hawaii on June 23 and finish in Seattle around five weeks later
26 March 2018
University scientists contribute to government’s Future of the Sea report

Professor Richard Thompson and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the University of Plymouth, contributed to the Foresight Future of the Sea report, published by the Government Office for Science
22 March 2018
Enhanced education could help turn the tide on marine litter

Research by the University of Plymouth, the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development and the Coastal and Marine Union explored how education can influence teachers and students understanding of marine litter
21 February 2018
Microbeads in cosmetics might already be on the way out, new research suggests

Research by scientists at the University of Plymouth has suggested microbeads used in cosmetic products may have been completely eradicated. The findings are announced on the day a Government ban on the use of microbeads comes into force
9 January 2018
Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science

Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours
29 December 2017
Plastic pollution and the planet

Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, writes about the threat posed by plastic pollution to our environment and how Blue Planet II has helped to raise public awareness of the problem
8 December 2017
Marine organisms can shred a carrier bag into 1.75 million pieces, study shows

A single plastic carrier bag could be shredded by marine organisms into 1.75 million microscopic fragments, according to new research published in Marine Pollution Bulletin and carried out by the University of Plymouth
8 December 2017